workings
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Nobel Prize-winning American researcher Karl Deisseroth is a psychiatrist, neuroscientist and bioengineer who has spent more than two decades illuminating the workings of the brain to unlock its mysteries.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
What do the inner workings of such a system look like?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
It aims to provide an exclusive insight into the inner workings of the theatre's costume department from the artists who created some of the Royal Exchange's most iconic shows.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
And he added: "Parents and babies were getting transferred from our unit to other hospitals on a regular basis for additional treatment, operations… once you see the workings behind it, it doesn't seem as scary."
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Its shell was so pale that she could see the mess of the inner workings.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
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